The IPF has informed us that in June 2021 it hosted AAPE 2021, a virtual tri-national stamp exhibition, with the participation of the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The exhibition marked the Abraham Accords peace agreements signed by the three countries in September 2020. It consisted of 3 competitive classes (Traditional Philately, Postal History and Thematic Philately), and each participating country had to submit 6 exhibits to be judged. There was also a Court of Honor, with a single exhibit from each country, and a non-competitive Picture Postcards section. It was further stipulated that at least half of the exhibits should be related to the Middle East.
The Jury President was Colin Fraser and the Jury Secretary Yigal Nathaniel. There were two groups of judges, each of which included a representative from each participating country. This structure required a large number of Zoom meetings of each group of judges and then of the entire jury. The quality of exhibits was high – 3 won Large Gold medals while 4 others won Gold. The winner of the Grand Prix award was Thomas Johansen with an exhibit entitled “Muscat 1864 to 1948: The Development of the Indian Post Office in Eastern Arabia“.
AAPE 2021 opened on June 15th with a ceremony attended by FIP President Bernard Beston. Two seminars were conducted during the exhibition. Tim Bartshe of the US gave a presentation about “Exhibiting Picture Postcards” and answered many questions about this novel exhibiting class, and Colin Fraser gave a lecture about “Titles and Title Pages”. All these events were recoded and are available to view at the exhibition website www.aape2021.com.
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The Philatelic Traders’ Society have released details of the Autumn STAMPEX exhibition which will take place live at the Business Design Centre in London from 29th September – 2nd October. After the long break in live exhibitions, there will be interesting innovations including:
New dealers and zones in the hall,
A Youth zone celebrating World Postcard Day,
The Delcampe Digital and Shopping Zone,
The Museum of Philately, and
An exclusive Art exhibition on the Spink stand.
There will also be a digital membership area adding a virtual element to the show.
Another innovation is an entry charge of £10 for visitors on the first day (£5 for a digital pass). Entry will be free on subsequent days.
The PTS Press Release at FINAL RELEASE STAMPEX 2021 gives further information about what is on offer at Autumn STAMPEX.
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Congratulations to the Cercle Philatélique Echternach and the FSPL who succeeded in holding the ’32e Journée Maximaphile & Cartes Postales’ on 24th July in the face of huge problems. First, it was only in early June that the Organisers were able to confirm the exhibition could go ahead following a welcome decrease in the incidence of COVID in Luxembourg, and then on 14th July exceptionally heavy rain caused flooding in Echternach and the conversion of the exhibition hall into a help centre for flood victims. Following high-level consultations, however, the show went ahead with 24 competitive and 13 non-competitive exhibits from several countries in 118 frames.
The prize for best postcard exhibit went to Thomas Wolf for ‘My Life as a Wiener Dog’, and the winner of the best maxi card exhibit was Norbert Maes for his ‘Chronicle of the City of Luxembourg’.
Overall, the visitors and exhibitors were happy to have the opportunity to meet again in person, even under pandemic restrictions, after months of virtual meetings and almost all the souvenir material produced for the event was sold.
Thanks to Lars Böttger for providing this report.
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Israel Philatelic Federation hosts AAPE 2021 to mark peace agreements with UAE and USA
The IPF has informed us that in June 2021 it hosted AAPE 2021, a virtual tri-national stamp exhibition, with the participation of the United Arab Emirates and the United States. The exhibition marked the Abraham Accords peace agreements signed by the three countries in September 2020. It consisted of 3 competitive classes (Traditional Philately, Postal History and Thematic Philately), and each participating country had to submit 6 exhibits to be judged. There was also a Court of Honor, with a single exhibit from each country, and a non-competitive Picture Postcards section. It was further stipulated that at least half of the exhibits should be related to the Middle East.
The Jury President was Colin Fraser and the Jury Secretary Yigal Nathaniel. There were two groups of judges, each of which included a representative from each participating country. This structure required a large number of Zoom meetings of each group of judges and then of the entire jury. The quality of exhibits was high – 3 won Large Gold medals while 4 others won Gold. The winner of the Grand Prix award was Thomas Johansen with an exhibit entitled “Muscat 1864 to 1948: The Development of the Indian Post Office in Eastern Arabia“.
AAPE 2021 opened on June 15th with a ceremony attended by FIP President Bernard Beston. Two seminars were conducted during the exhibition. Tim Bartshe of the US gave a presentation about “Exhibiting Picture Postcards” and answered many questions about this novel exhibiting class, and Colin Fraser gave a lecture about “Titles and Title Pages”. All these events were recoded and are available to view at the exhibition website www.aape2021.com.
Autumn STAMPEX will go live
The Philatelic Traders’ Society have released details of the Autumn STAMPEX exhibition which will take place live at the Business Design Centre in London from 29th September – 2nd October. After the long break in live exhibitions, there will be interesting innovations including:
There will also be a digital membership area adding a virtual element to the show.
Another innovation is an entry charge of £10 for visitors on the first day (£5 for a digital pass). Entry will be free on subsequent days.
The PTS Press Release at FINAL RELEASE STAMPEX 2021 gives further information about what is on offer at Autumn STAMPEX.
To book tickets, go to this link: https://www.stampexinternational.co.uk
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Maximaphily and Postcard exhibition in Luxembourg
Congratulations to the Cercle Philatélique Echternach and the FSPL who succeeded in holding the ’32e Journée Maximaphile & Cartes Postales’ on 24th July in the face of huge problems. First, it was only in early June that the Organisers were able to confirm the exhibition could go ahead following a welcome decrease in the incidence of COVID in Luxembourg, and then on 14th July exceptionally heavy rain caused flooding in Echternach and the conversion of the exhibition hall into a help centre for flood victims. Following high-level consultations, however, the show went ahead with 24 competitive and 13 non-competitive exhibits from several countries in 118 frames.
The prize for best postcard exhibit went to Thomas Wolf for ‘My Life as a Wiener Dog’, and the winner of the best maxi card exhibit was Norbert Maes for his ‘Chronicle of the City of Luxembourg’.
Overall, the visitors and exhibitors were happy to have the opportunity to meet again in person, even under pandemic restrictions, after months of virtual meetings and almost all the souvenir material produced for the event was sold.
Thanks to Lars Böttger for providing this report.